LONDON: Thirty-two kicked off the FIFA eWorld Cup on Friday morning and one winner was crowned on Sunday evening at The O2 in London.
‘MoAuba’ was named the EA SPORTS FIFA 19 king, beating defending champion ‘MsDossary’ 3-2 on aggregate in the Final Showdown to become the first German to conquer the competition. The trophy was presented to him by Crystal Palace and Côte d’Ivoire star Wilfried Zaha and FIFA’s chief digital transformation & innovation officer Luis Vicente.
The action at the iconic arena was played out in front of a buoyant crowd, which included FIFA Women’s World Cup France 2019 adidas Silver Ball winner Lucy Bronze, who carried out the eWorld Cup trophy ahead of the Final Showdown, fellow England international Keira Walsh and two-time Premier League winner Dimitar Berbatov. Many more tuned in around the world via the many live streams broadcasted in six different languages.
As well as boasting the prestige of being global champion and getting his hands on the trophy, ‘MoAuba’ also bagged $250,000 and an exclusive trip to this year’s The Best FIFA Football Awards.
“I can’t believe it,” ‘MoAuba’ said after his triumph. “It was such a hard run [in the knockout phase] playing against ‘Pinna97’, ‘Maestro’ and ‘Nicolas99fc’. I didn’t think I’d win those games, but I beat them all. I didn’t expect this, it’s unbelievable.
“I started with four wins [in the group stage] and in the knockout rounds, I played well. It’s crazy that I beat ‘MsDossary’.”
Before the action got underway at The O2 in London, fans were treated to an exclusive sneak peak of FIFA 20 before its official release – getting to grips with the game the pros and millions of others around the world will be playing soon.
The eWorld Cup trophy was not the only award handed over on the final day. Before the Final Showdown, Berbatov presented the adidas #DareToCreate award to runner-up ‘MsDossary’ – an accolade which recognises the most creative goal or moment at the Grand Final, voted for by fans on social media.
Additionally, emerging hip-hop artist ‘Deekayy’ was crowned the FIFA Head 2 Head Freestyle Champion 2019 ahead of the FIFA 19 showpiece decider. At a venue synonymous with music, a FIFA and Mixtape Madness collaboration saw four rappers demonstrate their lyrical skills with ‘Big Jest’ and ‘Deekayy’ progressing to the final. The latter was proclaimed the winner after a social media and in-crowd vote at The O2 in London.
‘MoAuba’ was the fifth PlayStation seed going into the tournament. The Werder Bremen man knocked out the top three players in the world rankings in the knockouts of the tournament – ‘Pinna97’, ‘Maestro’ and ‘Nicolas99fc’.
